Punk (Haikyuu!! Fan Fiction)

Acknowledging the Deity

Tanaka rushed to the hospital, accompanied by Nishinoya, as soon as they were told that Kodama or rather Gina was confined in the Kenshin hospital due to a sudden collapse. The wing spiker directly headed to the nurse station to ask what room Kodama Gina was confined to. After thanking the nurse who told him that Kodama was in ward 127, he and Nishinoya dashed up the stairs, scurrying around the hallways to find the numbers 1-2-7 on a door. Successfully, they found it, but later their attention averted to the two figures, sitting on the floor, one head leaned over a shoulder of a certain delinquent.

"S-Shin-chan and Ronin?!" Tanaka cried upon seeing his childhood friend, comfortably sleeping under Shina Tomoe's care; and the Ronin's head, resting on Kenshin's.

"They're... asleep..." Nishinoya stooped down in front of Shina, staring at her catnap face, a blush forming on his cheeks finding how cute it is. Later it was clawed by Shina's palm that instinctively moved when she felt a familiar presence in front of her. "You were awake?!"

"I don't like it when people stare at me" Shina hissed, sending a glare at Nishinoya who froze in his spot.

"Wait - what happened?! And Shin-chan!" Tanaka reacted only to be shushed by Shina. "Don't be noisy, you'll wake her up" she said, carefully bringing Kenshin's head off her shoulders and carrying the older girl to give to Tanaka. "Bring her home, she's tired" she ordered, placing the petite Kenshin into Tanaka's arms to be carried back to her house.

"Ronin..." Tanaka was astonished. She watched over Shin-chan the whole time? He couldn't believe it and watched Shina with widened eyes as the girl stood in front of the elder's hospital room. The swordswoman pressed her forehead against the cold door, closing her eyes out of exhaustion.

"Ryu" Nishinoya called his fellow teammate. "Take Nagisa home. I'll take it from here" he patted the boy on the shoulders, smiling strongly. Tanaka hardened his stare with a nod before walking back home. He promised he'll come back to check up on the dear woman, Kodama, and sent regards to her.

Nishinoya was left with Shina as he watched the girl quietly crouched down, burying her head in her arms. "You should go home" were her words to him after a long silence.

Nishinoya gulped and was about to speak. "What about you-" "I'll be fine" she cut him off, raising her head to show a blank stare covering a pained expression. Nishinoya didn't buy it and stubbornly sat on the benches beside the hallways and just stared at Shina's back. "You're so stubborn, it's annoying" she commented, still awaiting for his leave; but the libero didn't budge and accompanied her through the silent hours, waiting for some miracle to happen or who knows what.

"If I'm stubborn then so are you. Why do you keep on lying about being fine?" Nishinoya asked; his eyes focused on Shina as she gradually joined his side.

"You know that I'm capable of, why do you keep on asking?" was Shina's reply as she tiredly closed her eyes once again. She was surprised when she felt Nishinoya's hand, gently pushing her head down to lean on his shoulder. For a second there she resisted the chance to rest, but knowing her, Nishinoya already pressed her head to stay on his shoulder. "At least once, can you not be stubborn right now? I know you're tired and I'm not letting you exhaust yourself by fighting" he stated, catching the girl off guard. Knowing fighting is unnecessary, for once, she listened to what the older school mate had told her, and rested to regain her strength.

Doctor Kenshin later went out of Gina's room, finding a cute scene of Shina cuddled with Nishinoya. The volleyball player let her borrow his jacket, blanketing her cold exhausted body that's been running around, fighting multiple men, and was used to dash off in high speed just to reach the hospital. Smiling on how the boy takes care of his short-time crush, he figured he should call Gina's home, hoping an adult would answer and come to the elder's aid.